In message <0.bc0ad24f.254d1229@cs.com>, Akane574@cs.com writes >but i'm not arrogant about it >i've found that many people assume that i am, and that i'm too pretentious to >want to associate with them, so they just don't associate with me. Good point. We're all, in our own way, stuck with other people's assumptions, which are often false, about us. And it isn't just intelligent people who can be arrogant, anyone can do it! A lot of life is spent seeking out and hanging around with people you can get on with. It makes a big difference to how one feels about oneself and the world in general if one has sympathetic like minded people around one. -- Colin